How did Hong Xiuquan start jintian uprising? What was the process of Taiping Army from jintian uprising to Tianjing, its capital?

After the Opium War, class contradictions in China society intensified. From 184 1 to 1850, there were many large-scale peasant uprisings in 100. These successive uprisings converged into a great revolution, that is, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Revolutionary Movement led by Hong Xiuquan. Hong Xiuquan was born in a peasant family in Hua County, Guangdong Province. He entered school at the age of seven, worked as a farmer with his father and brother at the age of sixteen, and worked as a teacher in a village school at the age of eighteen. He went to Guangzhou several times to take the imperial examination, but failed. After the Opium War, the people's resistance, the corruption of the Qing government and the setbacks of several exams made him gradually dissatisfied with the reality.

1843, influenced by the book Faithfulness to the World, which publicized Christian teachings, the "Worship Shrine" was founded. Most of the participants are farmers, miners and transport workers. Hong Xiuquan's classmate Feng Yunshan and his brother Hong. Poor peasants Yang and Xiao Chaogui, landlords and squires Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai attended the worship successively. God's will, and become the backbone of leadership. From 1845 to 1846, Hong Xiuquan wrote articles such as Saving the World by the Original Way, Awakening the World by the Original Way and Awakening the World by the Original Way to further publicize the revolution.

Around 1849, Guangxi suffered from famine for years, and the Qing government still urged grain and forced rent, so farmers could not live and rebelled one after another. Hong Xiuquan believes that the time is ripe for the uprising. 1In July, 850, a general mobilization order was issued, calling on local congregations to gather in Jintian Village, Guiping County, Guangxi, and actively prepare for an armed uprising. 185 1 year 1 month1day, the famous jintian uprising outbreak. The rebel army was called "Taiping Army" and was named Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In March, Hong Xiuquan was called the King of Heaven. In September, the Taiping Army captured Yongan County. There, Hong Xiuquan established the official system, promulgated military laws and calendars, and enfeoffed the kings. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was initially formed as a country.

1in April, 852, the Taiping Army broke through the encirclement of the Qing army and marched from Yongan House to Guilin. Can't attack Guilin, withdraw from the north and occupy the whole state. In the battle of Quanzhou, Feng Yunshan was shot and killed. Since then, the Taiping Army has entered Hunan. In September, Changsha was besieged, and Xiao Chaogui commanded the siege and died unfortunately. In June 5438 +065438+10, the Taiping Army withdrew from Changsha, pointing to Hubei, and occupied Hanyang and Hankou in February 65438. /kloc-0 captured Wuchang in June, 853. At that time, the Taiping Army had grown to 500,000 people, 1 10,000 warships, with a huge momentum. In February, the Taiping Army advanced to Nanjing along the land and water roads east of the Yangtze River. The Qing army was frightened and collapsed at the touch of a button. /kloc-in March of 0/9, the Taiping Army occupied Nanjing and changed Nanjing Tianjing to the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.